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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grays Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grays Point and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Grays Point:
- 37.240328, -89.468700
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Grays Point
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Grays Point is near Alexander County and also Cape Girardeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Grays Point
Communities Also Named Grays Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Grays Point.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Grays Point.
Beyond Missouri.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Lawrence County
- This Grays Point is located in Lawrence County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the west of the Grays Point that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Grays Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays Point ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cedar Cliffs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cliffs is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliffs
- Clank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clank is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clank
- Commerce
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dutchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Fayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayville is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Gale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gale is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Kagel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kagel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kagel
- Olive Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poor Farm ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poor Farm is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
- Rockview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Tankville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tankville is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tankville
- Valley Mission
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Mission is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mission
How Far From Grays Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grays Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Grays Point once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Grays Point and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grays Point to Benton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grays Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Grays Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grays Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2403, Longitude: -89.4687 In this case, the coordinates for Grays Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.626 degrees. |
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